Today we’d like to introduce you to Jessica Cerna.
Hi Jessica, we’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
I started doing hair in high school when my friends asked me to style their hair for dances. It evolved into coloring and cutting their hair, that’s when I knew I wanted to go to beauty school. In 2006 attended Paul Mitchell the School in San Diego and started my professional career in 2007.
Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
Just like anything in life, when you strive to better yourself or make a drastic change, you’re always going to have bumps along the way. I remember at Paul Mitchell during a lecture they had said that, statistically most of the students wouldn’t last in the industry more than 3-5 years. Sure enough after my 3rd year of being a hairstylist I started to question if I chose the right career path. I wasn’t making as much money as I thought I would. I even questioned how could I raise a (future) family with this type of salary. One of my aunts even kept insisting I try to go back to becoming a nurse.
So I went to doing hair part time and thought that becoming a dental hygienist would be the right career move. It’s more stable, I would make more money etc. I started off by going to dental assisting school. Once I was done with that I had a working interview at a dentist close to where I lived. And by the end of the 2nd day, I realized I needed to go back to doing hair full time. The medical field wasn’t for me. It was too sterile,boring even, couldn’t really connect with patients like how I would do with clients in my chair.
When I broke it down number wise, what I made in those two days I could made in one haircut and color. And that’s when I really knew I had to go back doing hair.
Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your work?
I am an independent hairstylist at the beautiful Equo Co. Salon. I specialize in lived in color and extensions.
Eek ! i don’t know, it’s hard to say what really sets me apart since there’s so many great stylist out there that put out amazing work and I’m just so critical of my own work that I feel like I can’t compare to some of these other stylist. But if I had to choose, I’d say I really try to put in the effort with each client as if it was their first time with me.
Let’s talk about our city – what do you love? What do you not love?
I love that it’s mostly sunny year round. I don’t like how expensive it’s getting to live here
Pricing:
- Blonding $400
- Extensions $190/row
- Haircut $110
Contact Info:
- Website: jesscernahair.square.site
- Instagram: Jesscernahair
Image Credits
Lainey gaura
